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San Ildefonso Pueblo Painting of Deer Dancers and Deer Father by Gilbert Atencio - C3897B
Richard M. Spivey and Gilbert Atencio became close friends during the years that Spivey was researching and writing the lives of Maria Martinez and her family. Gilbert's family included four siblings, one of whom was well-known Santa Clara Pueblo potter Helen Gutierrez. His parents were Isabel Montoya (1899-1996) and Benjamin Atencio (? -1963). His grandmother and Maria Martinez's mother were sisters, making him Maria's nephew. His niece is Geraldine Gutierrez, who is a painter and potter living at Santa Clara Pueblo.
This Painting of Deer Dancers and Deer Father was a Christmas gift from Gilbert Atencio to Richard and Lynne Spivey in 1973. It is a ceremonial dance of Deer Dancers and the Deer Father, a dance presented in fall and wintertime.
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